Juniper Pharmaceuticals logoJuniper Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:JNP) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the five research firms that are covering the firm. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $12.00.
A number of analysts have recently weighed in on JNP shares. Roth Capital set a $12.00 target price on shares of Juniper Pharmaceuticals and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 6th. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Juniper Pharmaceuticals in a research report on Friday, May 5th. Finally, TheStreet upgraded shares of Juniper Pharmaceuticals from a “d+” rating to a “c” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 12th.
A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of JNP. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. bought a new position in Juniper Pharmaceuticals during the first quarter valued at about $100,000. KCG Holdings Inc. bought a new position in Juniper Pharmaceuticals during the first quarter valued at about $112,000. TFS Capital LLC boosted its position in Juniper Pharmaceuticals by 87.0% in the first quarter. TFS Capital LLC now owns 31,619 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $150,000 after buying an additional 14,707 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Juniper Pharmaceuticals by 6.6% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 41,037 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $196,000 after buying an additional 2,544 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Global Advisors LLC boosted its position in Juniper Pharmaceuticals by 29.3% in the third quarter. Eagle Global Advisors LLC now owns 44,442 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $247,000 after buying an additional 10,070 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 33.12% of the company’s stock.
Juniper Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JNP) remained flat at $4.15 during trading on Tuesday. The stock had a trading volume of 17,799 shares. Juniper Pharmaceuticals has a 52-week low of $3.65 and a 52-week high of $8.00. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $4.22 and its 200 day moving average is $4.94. The company has a market capitalization of $45.00 million, a P/E ratio of 7.35 and a beta of 0.25.
Juniper Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JNP) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 4th. The specialty pharmaceutical company reported ($0.13) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks’ consensus estimate of ($0.09) by $0.04. The business had revenue of $11.25 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.27 million. Juniper Pharmaceuticals had a negative return on equity of 9.68% and a negative net margin of 7.44%. Equities analysts forecast that Juniper Pharmaceuticals will post ($0.45) earnings per share for the current year.